Jules lafaurie



I (No ModeL) BRUSH.

June 14,1898.

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` JULES LAFAURIE, OF CASTELMORVAN, AND GUILLAUME GIRON-LANAUZE,

OF MONFLANGUIN, FRANCE.

y BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,724, dated June 14,1898.

Application tiled December 19, 1896. Serial No. 616,362. (No model.)

To all whom iv' may concern.-

Be it known that we, JULES LAEAURIE, residing at Castelmoran, andGUILLAUME GIRON-LANAUZE, residing at Moniianguin, France, citizens ofthe Republic of France, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flexible Brushes; and we do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

The present invention relates to a flexible brush or brush-belt properlyguided in its motion so that it will act on all surfaces of thefootwear-plane, hollow, or convex-in order to clean the shoes from themud before applying the blacking and finally to give the shine orpolish.

To this end the bristles of the brush are inserted into a body havingthe shape of a iieXil ble belt, to which either a continuous motion inone direction or a reciprocation is imparted. This brush is conductedand directed in its travel by Ineans of a special rail, from which itcannot come apart.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l shows a part of the brush orbrush-belt in ele# vation; and Fig. 2 shows a cross section through thisbelt, the guiding-rail, and part of the stiff framework, with a yieldingdevice with which the guide-rail is provided.

A is the belt; A', the brush-bristles.

B is the guide-rail, on the edges of which gorge-pulleys C are running,having their pivots securely inserted into the belt and running loose onsaid pivots. The pulleys or rollers clamp the edges of the guide-railwith their Iianges, as shown in the drawings, and thus the brush-belt isobliged to follow its motion along the rail B iny all its points orcurves, which are substantially parallel to the stationary frame D; butthe guide-rail B may itself be made of flexible material-such asleather, rubber, thin metal strips, zcand the connection with the fixedframe D is preferably obtained by yielding devices, so that thebrush-belt can easily yield when passing over boots or shoes ofdifferent sizes. These devices are shown in Fig. 2 in cross-section.

A sleeve or cap F is inserted into the fixed 5o frame D at determineddistances,being closed by the screw-cap F and surrounding a coiledspringG. A pin E is provided with a collar E' and is securely screwed,riveted, or otherwise fastened into the guide-rail B, its shaftpassingthrough holes in the caps F F. The spring G presses with one endagainst the inner face of the cap F and with the other end against thecollar E'. It is evident that with this construction vthe guide-rail B,with the 6o brush-belt, can yield, compressing the spring G, and that byunscrewing the cap or sleeve F more or less the position of theguide-rail B can be regulated. Any number of yielding devices withsprings'can be disposed along 6 5 rail being provided with headed pins,a frame 8o` provided with adjustable caps or sleeves Within which thepins pass, and springs within the caps orsleeves pressing against theheaded pins, whereby the guide-rail may yield, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof we afx our signatures. JULES LAFAURIE.GIRON-LANAUZE. In presence of- PAUL GUTH, JEAN BEIoL.

